October 2021

Rolls-Royce unveils first electric car, Spectre; will go all-electric by 2030



(October 4, 2021) Rolls-Royce this past week announced that its first electric car is going to be called “Spectre,” and it has unveiled the first prototype. The automaker also confirmed that it is going all-electric by 2030, one of the last luxury carmakers to confirm an all-electric future.

Petersen has largest James Bond exhibit ever displayed in a U.S. museum



(October 2, 2021) LOS ANGELES — The Petersen Automotive Museum’s newest exhibit, “Bond in Motion,” celebrates the 60th anniversary of the James Bond film franchise through a diverse selection of iconic screen-used vehicles and is now open to the public in the Mullin Grand Salon gallery. The exhibit is the largest official Bond vehicle display to date in the U.S., featuring more than 30 cars, motorcycles, boats, submarines, helicopters and even scale filming models of aircraft from an array of both classic and contemporary Bond films.


Mazda Toyota Manufacturing begins production of 2022 Corolla Cross



(October 1, 2021) HUNTSVILLE, Ala.  — With the push of a button and an engine roaring to life, Mazda Toyota Manufacturing (MTM) and its over 2,000 team members celebrated the start of production of the all-new 2022 Corolla Cross. MTM, the only North American facility to produce the Corolla Cross, is a joint venture partnership between Mazda Motor Corporation and Toyota Motor Corporation. The plant continues to hire in preparation for production of the as-yet-to-be-announced Mazda vehicle.

GM set to reach 100% renewable energy in U.S. 5 years ahead of schedule



(October 1, 2021) DETROIT — General Motors has announced that it plans to source 100 percent renewable energy to power its U.S. sites by 2025 — five years earlier than previously announced, and 25 years ahead of its initial target that was set in 2016. By accelerating its renewable energy goal, GM aims to avoid 1one million metric tons of carbon emissions that would have been produced between 2025 and 2030.